Black-and-white photographs shared by some social media users are said to show Laika, a 13-pound stray from Moscow who became the first dog in space after being launched into low orbit aboard ...

During the space race between the USA (United States) and the USSR (Soviet Union) there was a rocket launched named Sputnik 2 with a dog on board who became the first dog in outer space!

Black-and-white photographs shared by some social media users are said to show Laika, a 13-pound stray from Moscow who became the first dog in space after being launched into low orbit aboard ...

First published in The Sydney Morning Herald on November 4, 1957 “Extraordinarily heavy” Sputnik II, dog onboard November 3 - Russia today successfully launched a second space satellite. It ...

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Laika was not the first dog in space. The Russians ran a large program of canine cosmonauts, starting with Dezik and Lisa in 1951.

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The first dog in space Laika the Russian stray was the first dog to orbit Earth. She was sent into space on a flight in 1957 which had been timed to mark the anniversary of the Russian Revolution.

The borough opened its first public animal shelter last month -- 24 years after plans for it were first set in motion -- as abandoned pets continue to overwhelm the city’s already packed system.

Despite the small dog's unique status as one of the first animals in space, it offered little comfort as she rocketed away from earth, the solitary passenger aboard the Sputnik 2 spacecraft.

Laika the Russian stray was the first dog to orbit the Earth. She was sent into space on a flight in 1957 which had been timed to mark the anniversary of the Russian Revolution.